Today, we will watch John Green's Crash Course on the Mongols. As always with John Green, slow down the speed (to 1.5 or 2.0) and turn on the closed captioning. Link to video and the questions:
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John Green’s Crash Course “Wait for it. . .The Mongols!”
- (1:15) Name three ways that nomadic people differ from sedentary people.
- (2:40) What was Genghis Khan’s birth name and around when was he born?
- (3:10) What two innovations does John Green cite as the reasons Temujin won a Mongolian civil war and united Mongol confederations?
- (3:40) How did Mongols choose their leaders?
- (5:30) What was one of Genghis Khan’s failures as a leader?
- (6:00) Name three characteristics of Khan’s army.
- (6:55) List John Green’s five arguments for Mongol awesomeness.
- (8:30) List John Green’s five reasons why the Mongols might not be so great.
During fifth period, we will continue to learn about poetry during the Tang Dynasty. Link for slideshow and link for notes
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